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The QC, Vol. 95, No. 03 • September 18, 2008

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POET PIT: See students
support students —16
^^"^W Whittier College
ft Quaker
Campus
PERCUSSION WORKSHOP:
Read a first person account
of unique drumming —11
Wii LIKE IT:
Dezember House hosts
game night —9
INTRAMURALS:
First Inner Tuber Water Polo
game—16
Volume XCV - Issue 3
WNAw.quakercampus.org
September 18,2008
Increase
of fees
■
possible
Kristina Shaw
STAFF WRITER
Associated Students of Whittier College (ASWC) Senate will attempt to raise
the student body fees from $100 to $120
dollars for the first time since 1997. Votes
for raising the student body fees will be
held on Thursday, September 18 and
Friday, September 19 outside the Campus
Center. Whittier College students will have
the chance to decide whether or not the
student body fees will be increased for
the upcoming semesters.
Presently, $100 comes from each students' tuition and goes toward student
boay tees every semester. The eleeuon
on Thursday and Friday will decide if
the ASWC Senate will petition the Board
of Trustees to raise the funds by $20 to
$30, for a total sum of $120 or $130.
If the Board of Trustees approves the
voted increase in student body fees, it
will be two years before the increase will
go into effect.
Each semester student body fees are
placed into an account that is allocated for
student organizations. Funds for events
and organizations are allotted during
Block Funding. Funds are not always
acquired by request. Groups, societies,
clubs and even school departments can
petition for money that will go towards
student-oriented events. Anyone who attends O.P.T., Sunday Jams or even Erotic
City benefit from student body fees taken
see STUDENT BODY, page 4
JanTerm
at temple
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WILLIAM PENN SOCIETY
Juniors Sean Larsen, Ross Days, and Amia Soto-Carrion boogie down at the Welcome Back Dance hosted
by the William Penn Society. The dance took place last Friday, Sept. 12 at Club 88.
see DANCE, page 8
Yasmin Khorram
ASST. NEWS EDITOR
During JanTerm 2009, Whittier College Students will have
the opportunity to take a course
on simplicity followed by 10 days
at the Hsi Lai Temple, located in
Hacienda Heights.
Professor of Philosophy Paul
Kjellberg will offer this three-unit
course entided the "Humanistic
Buddhist Monastic Life Program."
Kjellberg, with the assistance of .
staff from the temple, will immerse
interested students into the culture,
lifestyle and rituals of Buddhism
and the Chinese language.
"Quakers had the idea of simplifying your life, and you can think
of that in a lot of ways," Kjellberg
said. "By not doing so much, not
wanting so much and not saying
so much."
In preparation for their retreat,
students will spend the first few
days of class reading Ghandi and
Thoreau.
During their stay at the temple,
students will engage in monastic
etiquette, Tai-Chi, meditation and
other rituals. Kjellberg explains,
"This class is designed to do two
things: experience the Buddhist
simplicity way of life, and just
realize that there are alternations
see SIMPLICITY, page 5
Broadoaks school to add grades
Neal Behrendt
NEWS EDITOR
Whittier College's Broadoaks School is
looking to expand with the addition of seventh and eighth grade co its preschool through
sixth grade program. The school currendy
has a total of 300 students, but it will not
look for outside students to populate the new
grade program for the most part.
Seventh and eighth grade programs are
already held at the school in the summer.
One reason for adding the grades is that
currendy students who graduate from Broadoaks will trans fcr in to middle schools (sixth
through eighth grade) in the middle of the
three years.
"Students can feel isolated in middle
school," Broadoaks director Dr. Judith
Wagner said. However, Broadoaks students
tend to assume leadership roles at their new
schools and perform just as well academically
as at Broadoaks.
The new classrooms are going to be placed
in the now-vacant Hastings House, Perry
House, and Hanover House. Hanover House,
the former home of the cultural center, will
be turned into a special arts and science lab.
"We don't want to replicate spaces," said
Wagner.
Next year will see a focus on math and
science. "Ethnic minorities tend to be
under-represented in math and science,"
Wagner said. Roughly 70 percent of students
at Broadoaks come from an ethnic minority. "We also have a very diverse student
population in terms of ability and economic
background."
Currendy, tuition at Broadoaks ranges from
$6843 for full-time preschool enrollment to
$6975 for the seventh grade program during
the academic year.
The current Broadoaks campus consists
of several houses in order to give students a
more comfortable environment to learn in.
"The campus as it stands creates a sense of
belonging and community," Wagner said.
By adding adolescents to Broadoaks, the
school will attempt to continue their approach
see BROADOAKS, page 4
Events
9/18-9/19
9/20
Voting for Senate positions
in front of the CI during
lunch and dinner.
Time Capsule dedication.
Index
News — 1,4-6
Opinions — 2-3
Sports ■
Campus Life — 7-10
A&E—11-13
14-16
Come Join Us! .
Paid positions open for Copy Editor and Web
Master, contact us at qc@whiftier.edu or visit us
every Thursday at 6 p.m in Campus Center Rm.
138 or call (562) 907-4254.

!>
POET PIT: See students
support students —16
^^"^W Whittier College
ft Quaker
Campus
PERCUSSION WORKSHOP:
Read a first person account
of unique drumming —11
Wii LIKE IT:
Dezember House hosts
game night —9
INTRAMURALS:
First Inner Tuber Water Polo
game—16
Volume XCV - Issue 3
WNAw.quakercampus.org
September 18,2008
Increase
of fees
■
possible
Kristina Shaw
STAFF WRITER
Associated Students of Whittier College (ASWC) Senate will attempt to raise
the student body fees from $100 to $120
dollars for the first time since 1997. Votes
for raising the student body fees will be
held on Thursday, September 18 and
Friday, September 19 outside the Campus
Center. Whittier College students will have
the chance to decide whether or not the
student body fees will be increased for
the upcoming semesters.
Presently, $100 comes from each students' tuition and goes toward student
boay tees every semester. The eleeuon
on Thursday and Friday will decide if
the ASWC Senate will petition the Board
of Trustees to raise the funds by $20 to
$30, for a total sum of $120 or $130.
If the Board of Trustees approves the
voted increase in student body fees, it
will be two years before the increase will
go into effect.
Each semester student body fees are
placed into an account that is allocated for
student organizations. Funds for events
and organizations are allotted during
Block Funding. Funds are not always
acquired by request. Groups, societies,
clubs and even school departments can
petition for money that will go towards
student-oriented events. Anyone who attends O.P.T., Sunday Jams or even Erotic
City benefit from student body fees taken
see STUDENT BODY, page 4
JanTerm
at temple
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WILLIAM PENN SOCIETY
Juniors Sean Larsen, Ross Days, and Amia Soto-Carrion boogie down at the Welcome Back Dance hosted
by the William Penn Society. The dance took place last Friday, Sept. 12 at Club 88.
see DANCE, page 8
Yasmin Khorram
ASST. NEWS EDITOR
During JanTerm 2009, Whittier College Students will have
the opportunity to take a course
on simplicity followed by 10 days
at the Hsi Lai Temple, located in
Hacienda Heights.
Professor of Philosophy Paul
Kjellberg will offer this three-unit
course entided the "Humanistic
Buddhist Monastic Life Program."
Kjellberg, with the assistance of .
staff from the temple, will immerse
interested students into the culture,
lifestyle and rituals of Buddhism
and the Chinese language.
"Quakers had the idea of simplifying your life, and you can think
of that in a lot of ways," Kjellberg
said. "By not doing so much, not
wanting so much and not saying
so much."
In preparation for their retreat,
students will spend the first few
days of class reading Ghandi and
Thoreau.
During their stay at the temple,
students will engage in monastic
etiquette, Tai-Chi, meditation and
other rituals. Kjellberg explains,
"This class is designed to do two
things: experience the Buddhist
simplicity way of life, and just
realize that there are alternations
see SIMPLICITY, page 5
Broadoaks school to add grades
Neal Behrendt
NEWS EDITOR
Whittier College's Broadoaks School is
looking to expand with the addition of seventh and eighth grade co its preschool through
sixth grade program. The school currendy
has a total of 300 students, but it will not
look for outside students to populate the new
grade program for the most part.
Seventh and eighth grade programs are
already held at the school in the summer.
One reason for adding the grades is that
currendy students who graduate from Broadoaks will trans fcr in to middle schools (sixth
through eighth grade) in the middle of the
three years.
"Students can feel isolated in middle
school," Broadoaks director Dr. Judith
Wagner said. However, Broadoaks students
tend to assume leadership roles at their new
schools and perform just as well academically
as at Broadoaks.
The new classrooms are going to be placed
in the now-vacant Hastings House, Perry
House, and Hanover House. Hanover House,
the former home of the cultural center, will
be turned into a special arts and science lab.
"We don't want to replicate spaces," said
Wagner.
Next year will see a focus on math and
science. "Ethnic minorities tend to be
under-represented in math and science,"
Wagner said. Roughly 70 percent of students
at Broadoaks come from an ethnic minority. "We also have a very diverse student
population in terms of ability and economic
background."
Currendy, tuition at Broadoaks ranges from
$6843 for full-time preschool enrollment to
$6975 for the seventh grade program during
the academic year.
The current Broadoaks campus consists
of several houses in order to give students a
more comfortable environment to learn in.
"The campus as it stands creates a sense of
belonging and community," Wagner said.
By adding adolescents to Broadoaks, the
school will attempt to continue their approach
see BROADOAKS, page 4
Events
9/18-9/19
9/20
Voting for Senate positions
in front of the CI during
lunch and dinner.
Time Capsule dedication.
Index
News — 1,4-6
Opinions — 2-3
Sports ■
Campus Life — 7-10
A&E—11-13
14-16
Come Join Us! .
Paid positions open for Copy Editor and Web
Master, contact us at qc@whiftier.edu or visit us
every Thursday at 6 p.m in Campus Center Rm.
138 or call (562) 907-4254.